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  1. John_Havok
    Mainly trying to say that the reason you crater snt a loss of batspeed when you're still roughly league average. I highly doubt he was anywhere near where Vlad currently is even at his best. IF we assume that he's lost even 1 mph on average batspeed that would be a factor, but it wouldn't explain the crater. Like you said it's likely a change in approach needed. He's late on virtually every fastball, that doesn't happen with league average bat speed, that happens when your approach/timing is bad.
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    His batspeed is just slightly below major league average and still 75th percentile speed.
  3. John_Havok
    Being in shape means jack s*** when you don't want to hit fastballs
  4. John_Havok
    On a team that's struggling for offense, you play Jansen behind the plate as often as you can and take the defense first catcher as the backup, where he should be. Jansen is also good defensively. Not as good as Kirk, but when he's a plus D, plus bat, he plays over plus plus D, minus minus bat.
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    Seems odd to me to play a guy more when he's brutal with the bat and has been for quite a while now. Even when he was playing regularly when Jansen was down..the bat stunk. Kirk is probably better than his line indicates right now, but I don't think hes as good as he showed in 2022 either.
  6. John_Havok
    It's a safe choice, not outstanding or risk taking, but it's also not just some simple 3 letters like so many other teams. Predictable to include the leaf but overall, I give it a plus.
  7. John_Havok
    Springer has Vlad-itis in that he's garbage against the fastball. As recent as 2022 he murdered them. To me, it looks like he has the same idiotic approach that Vlad has in that he's never ready for the fastball and always looking offspeed causing him to be late
  8. John_Havok
    And a near guaranteed double play coming up if it's hit on the ground after IKF if he doesn't advance the runners.
  9. John_Havok
    Wasnt generous at all. Remember the TV zone SUCKS at showing the proper upper limit. TV zone is about perfect for inside/outside, but garbage for up/down. Savant has the pitch half a ball inside the strike zone.
  10. John_Havok
    Yeah. I highly doubt Shapiro is telling Atkins which players to target and/or trade for. Atkins presents the plans to Shapiro, Shapiro confirms what Atkins process was to arrive at the conclusions he did, and signs off on whatever plan(s) he likes the best. So he's involved, just not.... involved
  11. John_Havok
    Jay Jackson DFA by the Twins
  12. John_Havok
    No doubt
  13. John_Havok
    Horwitz is Biggio without the defensive versatility or speed.
  14. John_Havok
    You're right about the Dodgers and Teo. Just a great situation for him all around to be hitting in a lineup with 3 future hall of Famers and he can just relax and not feel any pressure.
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    It could be they're waiting too long to start the swing and ending up taking too many rushed swings instead of smooth ones. I'd also like to know which players are the ones bringing it down. I definitely suspect Springer to be towards the bottom of the list. Edit: just looked it up on Savant, Turner has the slowest average bat speed. Vlad has the highest. For all Jays with 100 swings or more only 2 have above MLB average bat speed. Vlad 75.5, Varsho 73.1. Springer is right at about league average 71.2. The three lowest... Turner, Clement, IKF at 65.4, 66.4 and 67.2 respectively Dropping it the 50 swings....still only Vlad and Varsho are above average. Have to take it all the way down to 25 swings as the bar to get Barger on there just behind Vlad and Vogelbach at 71.4
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    I think it would be a firing for the sake of a firing, but....if they're going to do that it should be the hitting coach first. I don't think JS is the problem here.
  17. John_Havok
    Id listen to Siddall all day over the whiney, nasally, complains-about-literally-everything-that-isnt-archaic-baseball style of Buck Martinez. Still great hair though.
  18. John_Havok
    Id give Barger more rope for sure. Especially while KK is shelved.
  19. John_Havok
    Boggs could play defense too. Horwitz is a nothing burger anywhere on the diamond,which is a big problem for a guy with 10 HR power.
  20. John_Havok
    I absolutely am one of the ones blaming the hitting coach when it comes specifically to Vlad's underperformance. When you see the pattern of underperformance over the past few years it's clear that either the message is wrong or the message is being delivered wrong. Both of those things are the direct responsibility of the hitting coach. Stop telling Vlad he needs to think "up the middle and the other way" and start telling him to look for a fastball and murder it into the stands.
  21. John_Havok
    It's really past the point where they have to consider moving Springer out of the leadoff spot right? Right? Just give him a break down around the 6 hole for a few games.
  22. John_Havok
    Yariel really fighting it tonight. Fastball command just wasn't there
  23. John_Havok
    I liked the signing but still didnt expect anything near a 150 wRC+ at any point of the season let alone after the first month. Even if he's nothing but a solid 110-115 the rest of the way....perfect.
  24. John_Havok
    Can't believe all these position player injuries. pitch clock just isn't giving them enough time to recover I guess.
  25. John_Havok
    Vlad's mental approach is just wrong. He simply has to stop thinking slider every pitch and just gear up for fastballs. His approach right now is assinine
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